Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-25
r1,rER FRoa1 RICHMOND.
Isoec;al Cor of the Alexandria GAZETTE

LETTER r RQM seENhfMOND-
Especial Cor. of the Alexandria GAZETTE
RICHMOND, Va, March "a Senator Mere
dith will take charge OF the House bill to
authorize and request the Board of Public
Works 10 deliver to the city council of Alex
dria 1920 shares of the capital stock of the
Alexandria Canal company when it comes
I'D in the Senate tomorrow, as 1t VIII most
likely do. As there was no opposition
whatever TO the mea:u in the House the
bill will not pass the Senate with the came
ease that it went through the House.
Through the influence OF Delegate Waddill,
republican, from Henrico, who was form
erly United States district attorney, the
solid republican vote was secured for the
bill. In supporting the measure Alr. Wad-
dill spoke as follows
Mr.. Speaker fully agree will the gen
tleman from Alexandria Mr.. STUART that
this is q bill that this House should pass.
The stock which is asked to be released i5,
| in nv opinion, not worth o dollar to the
State of Virginia. 1t so happens that the
CITY of Alexandria needs the stock on &C
| count OF some decree of the fedora! court in
reference to the corporation that issued the
stock say it is valueless to the State. 1t
cannot possibly injure the State in any way
to release the stock but it will be great
advantage to the city of Alexandra. l
know, personally, of the facts, and agree
with the gentleman from Alexandra inlly,
and think that it will be an act of simple
Justice to the people he represents il we pass
this BILL"
Delegate Tillar, rep. of Sussex, went
| ..Loso J,,J,,a Wo6J;ll oroa Qaot cd
and piled him with few questions. Dele.
gate Mayo. rep, also asked, soto voce,
Judge Waddill few questions. Afterwards
they voted for the bill, saying that it was a
meritorious measure When the bill comes
ND in the Senate to morrow it will be OPP.
posed by Mr.. Heaton.
Mr.. Stuart has laid before the House
petition from Rebecca G. Powell, OF Alexan'
dria, who claims that "she was mised by
the amount of the valuation, So 900, OF the
house occupied by herself, which was the
only Que Of the two assessed IN her name,
to suppose that the assessment embraced
both houses, and therefore failed to take,
within the time allowed by law. the meas.
ure presented to correct the assessment.
She prays, therefore, .that the General Az
sembly will authorize the Corporation Court
of Alexandria to correct the said assess
ment. The matter was referred to the hi
nance Committee.
Senator Blackstone, of Accomac, il look
ING after the terrapin interest on the East
ern Shore. He has introduced bill to pro-
tect the toothsome terrapin, and the bill ls
going to pass. Under the present law the
ferrapius have hard time of it, but when
Senator Blackstone succeeds in re enacting
the existing law the Virginia terrapin5 will
have good show for longer life. The
Senator does not desire 10 prevent the cap
ture of such fine article for stew, but IS
only striving to please his people.
! 1t is thought that the democratic State
central committee, Which meets in this
city, will discuss the State debt ques
ton, and that their action upon the ques'
ton will influence to considerable extent
legislation in regard to the matter.
The Senate Joint committee appointed to
investigate the oyster industry of Virginia
made their report to the General Assembly
to-day Senator STUDIOS, of Gloucester, was
chairman Of the committee, and they per.
formed their labors during the vacation OF
the Legislature. The report is very elab-
crate one and contains much statistical in.
formation about the oyster Industry and
some valuable suggestions TO the General
Assembly. The committee take occasion IN
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the character and integrity Of the oyster
men OF Virginia. Upon this point the re-
port says:
"The business OF oyster longing Is one in
volving great expense, hard labor and some
risk, and the men engaged in it must he men
or boys in the vigor of health. The injury
to health from exposure is very great, and
many poor, industrious tongers die compar-
atiyely Young from the harshp5 OF this life.
This impression has gone abroad, id fact
the National Cruisers Report of 1880 of the
oyster industry of Virginia, Gays in words
the following: The oystermen are general
ly poor and illiterate, often Incorporate
and reckless and the great bulk Of The
trade is in the hands Of the rougher class,
and in certain parts Of the State almost mo-
nopolized by negrce' This is mistake 1t
is SANDER on the noble people Of Tide
water, who are ready and are willing to
make an honest living; there are men OF
intelligence, men of means, men OF better
class, and good coored men in the business,
and no where is the trade monopolized by
negroes nor by whites but irrespective of
color, the colored and white can paddle
their boat over the waters with equal free
dom and right to oyster whenever lis lawful
10 do so. Let those who know not refrain
from writing Misrepresentation of 80 true
a class as ever lived in our State"
The bill to validate the divorce proceed
ings in the cause of Holmes vs. Holmes in
the Corporation Court oil Alexandria was
passed by the Senate to-day. IL was gotten
through by the efforts of Senator Meredith,
who secured suspension OF the rules. Sen
ator Berry and one or two other Senators
opposed the bill. &. +. y.
TaE C. AND O. RAILRoAD.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Newport
NaWa and Mississppi Valley L. +. 70. and o.